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The Valporate Safety Implementation Group (VSIG) is a clinically-led group set up to help facilitate the reduction of the use of sodium valporate in women and girls where there is a safer alternative.

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Sodium valporate carries a number of risks to the health of a developing fetus such as birth defects and problems with development and learning. The VSIG are working to reduce usage by 50% by 2023 and are supporting the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review, published in July 2020.

Valproate Safety Implementation Group https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/sodium-valproate/

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